All About Color #38BDFF

#38BDFF

About #38BDFF

#38BDFF is a light blue color with the hex code #38BDFF. In RGB it is red 56, green 189, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 100%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 78%, 26%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.89:1 on black.

#38BDFF Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, BD, FF
CMYK78.04%, 25.88%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal56, 189, 255
HSL200°, 100%, 61%
RGB Octal70, 275, 377
HSV (HSB)199.90°, 78.04%, 100.00%
RGB Binary111000, 10111101, 11111111
CIE-L*AB72.53, -13.65, -42.53
RGB Percent21.96%, 74.12%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH72.53, 44.67, 252.20
XYZ37.88, 44.46, 101.19
CIE-L*UV72.53, -44.85, -67.43
xyY0.21, 0.24, 44.46
Hunter-Lab66.68, -15.28, -43.31
RYB21.96%, 53.22%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38BDFF on a dark background: contrast 9.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#38BDFF on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #38BDFF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#38BDFF · #94DBFF · #0092DB · #FF7A38 · #FFB894

Analogous palette

#38FF7A · #38FFDE · #38BDFF · #3859FF · #7A38FF

Triadic palette

#38BDFF · #FF38BD · #BDFF38 · #94DBFF · #FF94DB

Tetradic palette

#38BDFF · #DE38FF · #FF7A38 · #59FF38 · #0092DB

Monochromatic palette

#00699E · #009CEB · #38BDFF · #85D6FF · #D1F0FF

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